Special Exhibitions

Blanche Lazzell and the Color Woodcut

Blanche Lazzell My Wharf Studio, 1932 block cut 1931
		From Paris to Provincetown: Blanche Lazzell and the Color Woodcut May 19, 2002 - July 28, 2002, South Galleries Admission is free. Lazzell's prints are distinguished by good design, fine cutting, and meticulous, sensitive printing. She was committed to modernism, and her decorative, geometric cubism was perfect for lively depictions of Provincetown, floral images, and abstract designs. Her woodcuts may be the earliest non-representational prints made by a woman in the United States. --Jane Glaubinger, CMA Curator of Prints From Paris to Provincetown: Blanche Lazzell and the Color Woodcut features 123 works, including the prints, the preparatory drawings for them, and the wood blocks from which they were printed. The prints depict village life, sailing scenes, still lifes, and abstract images. Works by Lazzell will be complemented by woodcuts executed by Provincetown artists Gustave Baumann, Ada Gilmore Chaffee, Mabel Hewit, Edna Boies Hopkins, Ethel Mars, Mildred McMillen, Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt, Maude Hunt Squire, and Grace Martin Taylor. The exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. About Blanche Lazzell Catalogue Lectures, Gallery Talks, Demonstration, and Workshop Exhibition Credits